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Falafel lettuce wraps with pickled onions

Spend less time cooking and have these vegetarian wraps on the table in 20 minutes!

  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons beetroot apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 250g falafels
  • 12 gem lettuce leaves, separated, washed, patted dry
  • ½ cup chilli hummus
  • 1 small cucumber, finely chopped
  • ¹⁄³ cup pitted, sliced black olives
  • lemon wedges, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place onion and vinegar in a small bowl to pickle for 10 minutes.

    2 Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add falafels and cook, shaking pan regularly, for 5 minutes or until golden and warmed through.

    3 Arrange lettuce leaves on a serving platter. Spoon hummus into each wrap, then fill with cucumber, olives, pickled onion and falafels. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.

    HFG tip

    If you can’t find gem lettuce in your local supermarket, just use the leaves from a small iceberg or cos lettuce instead.

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